Alexander Gavrylyuk Explained
| Alexander Gavrylyuk |
| Birth Date: | 19 August 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Occupation: | Concert Pianist |
| Instrument: | Piano |
| Years Active: | 1993 till present |
Alexander Gavrylyuk (born 19 August 1984) is a Ukrainian-born Australian pianist.[1]
Career
Gavrylyuk's first concert performance was at the age of nine. He moved to Australia at the age of 13.[2]
In 1999 he won the Vladimir Horowitz Competition, in 2000 the Hamamatsu Competition and in 2005 the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition.[3]
Gavrylyuk has held solo recitals at, among others, Wigmore Hall in London, Musikverein in Vienna, Tonhalle, Zürich and Konzerthaus Berlin. The major orchestras he has performed with include: the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.[2]
He has recorded Sergei Prokofiev's five concertos with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Vladimir Ashkenazy.[4] In 2013 and 2014, he gave cycle performances of all four Rachmaninov concertos as well as the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, with Neeme Järvi (Orchestre de la Suisse Romande) and Bramwell Tovey (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra), respectively.
Other conductors with whom Gavrylyuk has collaborated include: Herbert Blomstedt, Vladimir Jurowski, Vasily Petrenko, Osmo Vänskä, Louis Langrée, Andrey Boreyko, Vladimir Spivakov, Oleg Caetani and Yuri Simonov.[2]
As part of the 2017 London Prom season at the Royal Albert Hall he performed Rachmaninov's Third Concerto with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Thomas Dausgaard to great acclaim.
Awards
- 1999 - First prize and Gold Medal at the 1999 Horowitz International Piano Competition
- 2000 - First Prize at the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan
- 2003 - Named Steinway Artist
- 2005 - Gold Medal at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Masters Competition in Tel Aviv.[5]
Recordings
- Brahms: Paganini Variations; Liszt: Mephisto Waltz; Tarantella; Danse Macabre; Isolde's Liebestod / Alexander Gavrylyuk. Label: Piano Classics, 2015.
- Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Schumann: Kinderszenen / Alexander Gavrylyuk. Label: Piano Classics, 2014.
- Rachmaninov: Moments Musicaux; Scriabin: Sonata No 5; Prokofiev: Sonata No 7 / Alexander Gavrylyuk. Label: Piano Classics, 2011.
- Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5 / Alexander Gavrylyuk, Vladimir Ashkenazy. Label: Triton (Octavia), 2011.
- Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 4 "left Hand" / Alexander Gavrylyuk, Vladimir Ashkenazy. Label: Triton (Octavia), 2011.
- Alexander Gavrylyuk In Recital - Arcadi Volodos, Sergei Rachmaninov, Mily Balakirev, Moritz Moszkowski. Label: Video Artists International, 2010. (2 disks)
- Miami International Piano Festival / Alexander Gavrylyuk - Franz Joseph Haydn, Johannes Brahms, Alexander Scriabin, Sergei Prokofiev. Label: Vai Audio, 2006. (2 disks).[6]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The case of the missing pianists. December 1, 2006. Sydney Morning Herald. Steve. Meacham. Fairfax Digital. July 4, 2017.
- Web site: Alexander Gavrylyuk. Askonas Holt. askonasholt.co.uk. July 4, 2017.
- Web site: Con la música todo sale y el alma está a flor de piel: Alexander Gavrylyuk. Spanish. Everything comes out with music and the soul blooms: Alexander Gavrylyuk. La Jornada. Angel. Vargas. jornada.unam.mx. July 4, 2017. May 18, 2007.
- Web site: Sergei Prokofiev, Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5. New Arts International. newartsint.com. July 4, 2017.
- Web site: The 11th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition. Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. https://web.archive.org/web/20081205002153/http://www.arims.org.il/competition2005/pages/english/index.php . December 5, 2008. dead. July 4, 2017. arims.org.il.
- Web site: Alexander Gavrylyuk. ArkivMusic. arkivmusic.com. July 4, 2017. 2 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170802042308/http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Name/Alexander-Gavrylyuk/Performer/121796-2. dead.
